Week 7: The Game Thread
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The obsession with going for it on fourth down has reached the point of diminishing returns.
Really makes you appreciate how TB12 would turtle and protect himself and the ball in situations like that one.
Maybe Hurts could’ve tucked the ball and either stiff-armed the blitzer or tried to make him miss, but attempting a throw there was a blunder.
Maybe Hurts could’ve tucked the ball and either stiff-armed the blitzer or tried to make him miss, but attempting a throw there was a blunder.
Sirriani looks like he is dying on the sideline how is no one on the broadcast mentioning this. Dude looks like he hasn’t slept in a month.
Between his sunken eyes and McDaniel sounding like he’s downed 17 Red Bulls on 4 hours of sleep, it’s a worrisome situation.
Does Mostert run correct routes downfield? He seems to routinely be on top of other receivers, and that can’t be the design. Do they think he’s James White?
That pick came at the exact moment as a crucial K with the bases loaded to end the astros 8th. Nothing like October.
I was a Vikings fan as a kid, because a) they played in a foot of snow b) they had kick ass uniforms c) they had Fran Tarkenton, who ran around when no one else did and it was really fun, and Page and Marshall and all that d) they played in a foot of snow e) they had kick ass uniforms.
Obviously the roster was going to turn over at some point, but when they moved inside and adopted the high-gloss, nail-polish-colors uniforms, I just fell out of love. I've been really without a team ever since... I was never a Patriots fan in the 70's so it felt dirty to bandwagon in the Parcells/Brady era. I've been flirting with the Jets - I live in New York but as a native New Englander I am constitutionally incapable of rooting for any of the old-line New York franchises (Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Rangers) but as an Everton fan there's only so much I can subject myself to karmic abuse.
I am still not sold on this Philly team being as good as last year. That is mostly because of the rate that Hurts is turning it over. But they are definitely beating the Phins, just winning at the line of scrimmage.
Yeah thats a play that our WR would turn into a tipped INT
Dolphins looking pretty average tonight - only 10 points on offense
Thought he was having a stroke for a second, but then I remembered he is firmly in his late career Tim McCarver ‘a walk is as good as a home run’ era.
This baby has devolved into what Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell often refers to as "a good old-fashioned country ass-whupping".
The ball was literally uncatchable. There was no chance to get a fingertip on it.
So the NFL should change the rule. Because what you're saying is the NFL is actively telling the refs not to follow the rule book. So either you're Baghdad Bob or the NFL needs to change this rule, because what is the point of a rule if it's not going to be followed and, instead, it goes on vibes?
To their credit, they have demolished the worst teams in the NFL, which is a skill in itself. But when they play a team with any kind of talent, they lose.
In summary, they are frauds.
Is there any evidence that winning more than your share of games against top teams is a good predictor of playoff success? I thought W-L record and point differential were both better predictors. Which means there’s a lot to be said for consistently pummeling shitty teams. (Which the Bills failed to do yesterday, incidentally.)
There is probably not any evidence, because the NFL playoffs are such SSS. The 2010 Pats demolished all the playoff teams they played... then lost in the first round. The 2018 Pats lost to a bunch of crappy teams... and won it all.
The benefit of any doubt goes to the offense. If there is a non-zero chance that anyone on Earth could have made a play on the ball if completely untouched, it's catchable. If Usain Bolt could have gotten there, it's catchable. And it doesn't have to be catchable in bounds, because players are allowed by rule to bat or throw the ball back into the field of play where a teammate can catch it. The ball lands at the limit line, so it's four yards out of bounds. Can an NFL player completely untouched jump four yards? Probably! Remember the standard: Non-zero chance anyone on Earth could get there if untouched. Any doubt goes to the offense, because they're not the ones who made illegal contact.
Pummeling shitty teams will add to the differential.
I can't imagine that crushing teams is a negative. But the Dolphins are definitely a front running operation, in that they have beaten the worst teams in the NFL (literally, not hyperbole) but have been beaten by the good teams they have played. It's hard to judge their performance this year. Better than most, at least.